Palooka (Noun)
Meaning
A second-rate prize fighter.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Vinnie "The Bull" was known around town as a washed-up palooka who couldn't win a fight to save his life.
- After years of taking blows, Jack's face was beginning to resemble that of a broken-down palooka from the wrong side of the tracks.
- Max received little respect from boxing fans who dismissed him as a palooka with more brawn than brains.
- Despite his tough exterior, Sal was secretly just a struggling palooka desperate for a big win to turn his career around.
- By the time he was 40, once-promising boxer Rick had devolved into a journeyman palooka fighting for scraps on the small-time circuit.